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Which 1638 battle defeated Charles Louis's Palatine army near the Weser?

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Battle of Vlotho

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Which nobleman led the Bohemian Estates during the early revolt against the Habsburgs?

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Heinrich Matthias von Thurn

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Which Pomeranian duke signed the 1630 Treaty of Stettin with Sweden?

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Bogislaw XIV

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Which 1645 battle opened the road toward Vienna for the Swedish army?

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Battle of Jankau

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Which Swedish commander won the Battle of Jankau in 1645?

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Lennart Torstensson

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Which 1632 battle was fought near Nuremberg between Wallenstein and Gustavus Adolphus?

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Battle of the Alte Veste

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Which city was near the 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld?

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Leipzig

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Which Baltic island did Gustavus Adolphus use as his German landing point in 1630?

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Usedom

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Which country paid Sweden subsidies under the 1631 Treaty of Bärwalde?

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France

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Which 1631 treaty made France promise subsidies to Sweden?

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Treaty of Bärwalde

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Which 1626 battle saw Wallenstein defeat Ernst von Mansfeld?

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Battle of Dessau Bridge

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Which emperor issued the Bohemian Letter of Majesty in 1609?

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Rudolf II

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